Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins MP
WA Minister for Agriculture and Food, the Hon Jackie Jarvis
Australian Government grants assisting Western Australian sheep producers and processors to enhance on-farm and processing infrastructure have been awarded in the second round of the $40 million Supply Chain Capacity Program.
Grants have been awarded to 104 producers to support investment into on-farm finishing systems, including new or expanded feedlots, confinement feeding systems, paddock finishing, and efficiency-led technology improvements.
The successful projects span the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern, Peel, Gascoyne, and Goldfields-Esperance regions.
Grants have been awarded to four processors for capacity building, including lairage upgrades, cold storage enhancements, value-added production, and abattoir expansion.
The program, administered by the Rural Business Development Corporation on behalf of the Australian Government, aims to increase onshore processing supply chain capacity, efficiency, and productivity in WA.
It forms part of the Australian Government’s almost $140 million Sheep Industry Transition Assistance Package to assist businesses adjust to the phase out of live sheep exports by sea.
